J. H. Gibson

Biography

J. H. Gibson is described as an expert scale draughtsman and constructor who, in 1863, joined with Henry F. Miller to make the 'Miller' piano. Their partnership succeeded, and Miller went on to admit his sons to the business, which eventually incorporated as Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company. No further biographical detail about Gibson is given in this passage. From Spillane (1890): J. H. Gibson joined Henry F. Miller, Sr. and N. M. Lowe in 1863 in founding the business that became H. F. Miller & Sons. After a few years Miller bought out Gibson's ownership interest, but Gibson remained intimately connected with the firm's progress, serving at the time of writing as the eminent superintendent of the Miller factory and credited as responsible for many of the characteristics of the firm's instruments.

Highlights

• Described as an expert scale draughtsman and constructor
• Partnered with Henry F. Miller in 1863 to make the 'Miller' piano
• Co-founded H. F. Miller & Sons with Henry F. Miller, Sr. and N. M. Lowe in 1863
• At the time of writing, the eminent superintendent of the Miller factory, credited with many of the firm's characteristic qualities

Sources

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 337.

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 176.

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